BERRY FRUIT ESSENTIAL OILS - is this possible?

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone:

 

I have one for you! I have been involved with natural healthcare in some

form or another for over 10 years now. What I have only just learned

about are essential oils, maybe about a year now. I am researching as

fast as I can, but there is a question that I can't figure out that

maybe you can help me with.

 

I have heard that some fruits cannot be made into essential oils, i.e.,

strawberry, blueberry, peach, since they have no real " rind " to extract

the oils from. Well, there is a product out there that claims to be 100%

all natural that includes " Peach essential oil " . I did some research

over the past few days and have finally found a web site that does

indeed sell fruit essential oils (not only citrus) and I emailed the

owner to confirm that these were ALL NATURAL. She called the company

where she purchases them and was told that yes, indeed they are a BRAND

NEW TECHNOLOGY and all natural. The link is:

http://www.purejoyplanet.com/store/index.php?cPath=25 & osCsid=7a7ed4593a2

c53fbd8721dceb3be0160

 

Would anybody be able to shed some light on this for me? I don't want to

put them in my formulations if they are not all natural, yet I am very

excited by the prospect of these oils! Perhaps they are " flavor " oils

and she is marketing them as essential oils? And if so, they might work

just as well in my products.

 

Thanks for your help!!

 

Regards,

 

Kathi Kirschner, Site Services Leader

1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd, Titusville, NJ

Desk: 609-730-7519

Cell: 267-994-4945

Fax: 609-730-8523

kkirsch1

 

http://www.tibotec.com <http://www.tibotec.com/>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

 

This is a very good question as I'm sure many out there are wondering the same.

 

You wrote > I have heard that some fruits cannot be made into essential oils,

 

This is true and anyone that claims they are obtaining essential oils that

smells AND tastes like a specific fruit are hoodwinking you (and others)

 

Essential oils come from specialized plant parts that produce the 'essential

oil'. The essential oil can only be extracted from the plant by steam/water

distillation or by solvents with the exception of the citrus peel oils that are

cold pressed. (There are also a few other methods of obtaining essential oils

but they are extemely costly and cost prohibitive).

 

And although the scent may be representative of the plant the taste typically is

not since it is so very concentrated (and would need to be highly diluted to

recognizable and to be ingestible).

 

Many 'fruits' espescially the 'fleshy' kinds cannot have essential oils

extracted as there are none (or extremely few) of these specialized cells in the

fleshy portions. And what little there is is cost prohibitive to extract.

 

So when someone tells you that they have the essential oil from a 'fruit' that

smells AND tastes like that fruit realize that that they are most likely selling

a flavoring oil that is concentrated.

 

The other thing is that for an essential oil to be labeled for consumption it is

regulated by many agencies not only the FDA but the USDA (United Stated

Department of Agriculture) and must be packaged in a State approved facility for

food. (These regulations can be found in the Federal Code of Regulations a

very large book - several volumes).

 

So when someone states a fruit extract is an essential oil - you are right

question this very deeply.

 

I went to the website and look at one of their recipes using their so called

" essential oil of blueberry " . On the recipe itself said Blueberry extract (not

essential oil). It called to use 4-8 drops of the 'oil'. Well that in itself

for ingestion, if it was a true essential oil, would be horribly strong as most

essential oils are so strong that they are bitter and more.

 

Personally I think she is selling a highly concentrated flavoring extract in oil

form. Especially if you go deeper into her site you find that she says

" Flavoring Extract " consistently not essential oil.

 

Those of us in the essential oil business have on our bottle labels the

following information:

Plant Common name, Plant botanical or latin name of the species distilled, the

method of extraction, the Plant part, and the country of origin. These should

be on any bottle of essential oil. If not, then question the validity of the

product being sold.

 

Please know there is more to essential oils - testing and more.

 

IF you can find out the processing by which 'these fruit essential oils' are

trully obtained and what else is mixed with them, you might be able to feel you

could use them but to me I think she is selling nothing more than concentrated

fruit 'flavoring' extracts.

 

Oh and the word " Natural " is way to broad in the food and cosmetics world. So

again, you must be your own judge. Again personally, she may have some

wonderful smelling and tasting Flavoring extracts from the fruits but essential

oils they are not.

 

Yours in Aromatherapy,

Penny

 

Your One Stop Aromatherapy Shop!

Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy LLC

100% Pure Essential oils and Supplies

http://birchhillhappenings.com/aroma1.htm

Since 1997

 

 

 

, " Kirschner, Kathi [TIBUS] " <KKirsch1

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone:

>

> I have one for you! I have been involved with natural healthcare in some

> form or another for over 10 years now. What I have only just learned

> about are essential oils, maybe about a year now. I am researching as

> fast as I can, but there is a question that I can't figure out that

> maybe you can help me with.

>

> I have heard that some fruits cannot be made into essential oils, i.e.,

> strawberry, blueberry, peach, since they have no real " rind " to extract

> the oils from. Well, there is a product out there that claims to be 100%

> all natural that includes " Peach essential oil " . I did some research

> over the past few days and have finally found a web site that does

> indeed sell fruit essential oils (not only citrus) and I emailed the

> owner to confirm that these were ALL NATURAL. She called the company

> where she purchases them and was told that yes, indeed they are a BRAND

> NEW TECHNOLOGY and all natural. The link is:

> http://www.purejoyplanet.com/store/index.php?cPath=25 & osCsid=7a7ed4593a2

> c53fbd8721dceb3be0160

>

> Would anybody be able to shed some light on this for me? I don't want to

> put them in my formulations if they are not all natural, yet I am very

> excited by the prospect of these oils! Perhaps they are " flavor " oils

> and she is marketing them as essential oils? And if so, they might work

> just as well in my products.

>

> Thanks for your help!!

>

> Regards,

>

> Kathi Kirschner, Site Services Leader

> 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd, Titusville, NJ

> Desk: 609-730-7519

> Cell: 267-994-4945

> Fax: 609-730-8523

> kkirsch1

>

> http://www.tibotec.com <http://www.tibotec.com/>

>

 

[Guest guest]

Hi. Thanks for your very instructive answer! It really cleared up a lot.

 

 

 

I did speak on the phone with the owner and a rep for the company that

actually formulates these oils, and indeed, they are not essential oils,

but flavor oils.

 

 

 

Have a nice day!

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Kathi

 

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Kathi Kirschner

 

Site Services Leader

 

1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd

 

Titusville, NJ

 

Desk: 609-730-7519

 

Cell: 267-994-4945

 

Fax: 609-730-8523

 

kkirsch1

 

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http://www.tibotec.com <http://www.tibotec.com/>